Gangs
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AMERICAS
Guatemala Maras Trade Extortion Fear for Cocaine Cash and Control
Guatemala's police say Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 are moving beyond extortion into drug trafficking, a dangerous shift that could…
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AMERICAS
Haiti Bleeds as Gang Battles Turn Cité-Soleil Into Burning Map
Haiti's latest gang clashes near Port-au-Prince have killed more than eighty people, exposing a security collapse where armed groups fight…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Bets on Curfew Politics as Cartels Move in Shadows
Ecuador's expanded nighttime curfew is being sold as a strike against criminal gangs. Still, its deeper test is whether a…
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ANALYSIS
El Salvador Cannot Call Mass Gang Trials Its Nuremberg Moment
President Nayib Bukele's comparison between El Salvador's mass gang trial and Nuremberg may be politically sharp, but historically thin. The…
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AMERICAS
El Salvador Tests Justice by Trying 486 Suspects All Together
El Salvador's mass trial of 486 alleged gang leaders promises swift punishment for years of terror. Yet, it forces Latin…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Mexico Watches Surveillance Boom Blur Safety, Secrecy, and the Border
From Ciudad Juárez to Texas, Mexico's security apparatus is becoming smarter, larger, and more private at the same time. The…
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AMERICAS
Haiti Faces Gangs as Childhood Becomes the Front Line Again
As a new multinational force arrives in Haiti, thousands of armed children stand between a security crackdown and any hope…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador’s War on Gangs Reshapes Latin America’s Security Map
Ecuador's recent troop increases and curfews go beyond a local crackdown. It sends a clear message to the region, drawing…
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AMERICAS
Haiti Council Moves to Oust Prime Minister as New U.N. Force Arrives
As Haiti's transitional council moves to fire its prime minister days before its mandate ends, gangs dominate Port-au-Prince. A new…
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LIFE
Guatemala City Faces Unrest as El Gallito Reopens and the City Feels Under Siege
After ten police killings and a state of siege, armed patrols enter El Gallito, a neighborhood long ruled by gangs,…
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